20 of the Most Colorful Cities in the World

Cobh, County Cork, Ireland! This post will not contain industrial soot stained cities; instead it showcases some of the most vibrant looking cities in the world. Click through to see some of the most colorful cities in the world!

The Magdalen Asylum Co. Cork., Ireland (See the skulls in the stairs?) Magdalene asylums were institutions from the 18th to the late-20th centuries ostensibly for "fallen women", a term used to imply sexual promiscuity. The first asylum in Ireland opened on Leeson Street in Dublin in 1765, founded by the Protestant Lady Arabella Denny.